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20-02-2008, 04:52 PM
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Ride: VS Berlina S2 & VL Executive
Join Date: Aug 2007
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VS lighting???
Hey there been searching everywhere for a blue LED lighting kit for my VS hopefully you guys can help?
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21-02-2008, 02:30 PM
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1st VZ with a blue dash!
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Ride: '05 SV6 M6
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: W-Sydney NSW
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Hey there sik888.
Hang in there Mate - my eldest son has just bought a VS, so I'll try and talk him into letting me use it as a guinea pig! 
Are you thinking about a full conversion, or just the instrument cluster?
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26-02-2008, 08:19 AM
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Ride: VS Berlina S2 & VL Executive
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instrument cluster, and all the switches. would be ideal.
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28-02-2008, 11:35 AM
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JUST VS
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Ride: VS Executive
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mackay
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I had a look on E-bay and they have them there Blue leds it says for VS but not to shore
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28-02-2008, 03:55 PM
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my mum thinks I'm cool
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Ride: Vt Executive S1
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Wakeley, NSW
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I think Phreddy got the thumbs up from his son... But its best to wait for Phreddy.... Trust me guys his work is top notch.... I've gotta upload my pics soon...
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05-03-2008, 10:22 AM
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Ride: VS Berlina S2 & VL Executive
Join Date: Aug 2007
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id also want the climate control converted to blue LED.
yea im gonna wait prefer to have one that works properly
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05-03-2008, 11:07 AM
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1st VZ with a blue dash!
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Ride: '05 SV6 M6
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: W-Sydney NSW
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Hiya Sik - is that the electronic climate control, or the standard rotary controls??
(thanx for the vote of confidence too! And for the good rap Rich - I'll be in touch again real soon)
Cheerz!
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05-03-2008, 08:03 PM
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Ride: Blown VSII 5.0L Calais
Join Date: May 2005
Location: S/E Melbourne
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if phreddy works something out, i'm driving to sydney!
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19-03-2008, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phreddy
Hiya Sik - is that the electronic climate control, or the standard rotary controls??
(thanx for the vote of confidence too! And for the good rap Rich - I'll be in touch again real soon)
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electronic climate control
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19-03-2008, 06:59 PM
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If it aint blown it sucks
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Ride: Supercharged 97 VS Calais
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: North Parramatta
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I've done the blue LED conversion in my VS Calais guys. That includes climate control module, trip computer, instrument cluster, courtesy footwell lamps, power window switches, indicator lamps (all the green ones on the cluster converted to blue, such as PWR light, cruise light and indicators) fog light switch, trip computer buttons, demister switch.
The result is quite nice  except i have 2 major gripes. The gauge illumination is POOR with blue LEDs in place of the lamps, as the needles themselves are backlit orange and the blue does not shine through very brightly at all. Similar gripe with the auto gear indicator. I am fixing both these problems soon by buying a custom set of gauge faces. I emailed one of the guys who does white face gauges and he confirmed that he can do gauges exactly the same as factory, but with a blue filter instead of the green. This way they will be nice and bright with the standard filament lamps, or even white LEDs, and the needles will still shine bright orange like they should. Same deal with the auto shifter indicator. If you want any more info on how to do the conversion or parts of it then just ask
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19-03-2008, 07:14 PM
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1st VZ with a blue dash!
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Ride: '05 SV6 M6
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Well done Shagz, although I am trying to drum up a little business here....
I tried some of the wedge based LEDs CruisingOzy was talking about, my review here... The dash light "wedge" LEDs on eBay...
Hmmm, so much for that...
Anyhow, development is continuing. Cheerz!
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19-03-2008, 07:41 PM
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If it aint blown it sucks
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Ride: Supercharged 97 VS Calais
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You're dead right there about the T10 globes Phreddy! I bought some for mine but they were NOT EVEN wide angle!! I removed the crap 10mm LEDs and replaced them with some 170 degree viewing angle LEDs. Light is spread evenly with these but the brightness and needle illumination still leaves a lot to be desired.
Sorry to steal your trade secrets Phreddy but I'm a big fan of the DIY approach  I look forward to seeing a kit produced though
EDIT: attached pics
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* Yella Terra 10psi Stealth pulley
* NGK BPR6-EF 1 range colder spark plugs gapped to 1.0mm
* 82 deg C thermostat
* Twin cat 2.25" into 3" exhaust
* 3.9:1 LSD, speedo corrected
* 17" wheels with 235/45 Kumho Ecsta KU31's
* Lowered springs
* Blue LED dash & interior illumination
* Sony MP3 head unit, JL Audio splits, monoblock and sub
* Best 1/4 ET - 14.581, 2.003 sec 60 foot time recorded with badly slipping auto. Fully rebuilt with billet servos and stage 2 shift kit coming soon!
Last edited by shaggerz; 19-03-2008 at 08:06 PM.
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20-03-2008, 01:00 AM
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Ride: 2x VS
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Nice work Shaggerz !!! Wasn't it Hozy that started this trend off ?
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20-03-2008, 08:27 AM
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1st VZ with a blue dash!
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Ride: '05 SV6 M6
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Maybe on this forum, but a LOOONG time ago (longer than I care to remember! ) I was trying to change my instrument lighting to blue - back when I was driving an old LC Torana! (that didn't work out too well though - but I'm a bit older and wiser now!)
Hey Shagz - no problem Mate! You're not taking any "secrets" from anybody!
I was doing some more playing with the VS cluster last night - I'm trying to get around this without having to replace the dial masks as well (to keep the cost down as much as possible) but it's not going to be easy! Ah, why couldn't they go with the VY/VZ method a few years earlier? | | |
